MurphysMinder
Well-Known Member
I would like to see health tests mandatory before a dog can win top awards , and I mean things like x rays not just a vet looking over them as happens today in a few breeds. However the fact remains that as PN says, currently dogs are just judged against the breed standard. Back in the 70s I had a bitch with atrocious hips, she was a very good mover and won consistently on her movement including in veteran classes, I got a great deal of pleasure out of showing her, and the judges did nothing wrong in giving her awards.